The fireball was as bright that it illuminated the sky and landscape around me to twilight brightness levels.
Time of occurence of fireball: 19:44:10 UT
Time of sound/bang: 19:47:45 UT
Location
Address
(DE)
Latitude
47° 59' 46.36'' N (47.99621°)
Longitude
8° 54' 57.67'' E (8.916019°)
Elevation
712.672974m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-03-15 20:44 CET
UT Date & Time
2015-03-15 19:44 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
91°
Moving
Facing azimuth
127.82°
First azimuth
18.82°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
185.11°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I heard a bang 215 seconds after I had seen the fireball
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
It just faded away after a while.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a terminal flash followed by fragmentation into many pieces.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was some fragmentation along the train about halfway between starting point and terminal point. With the terminal flash, the fireball bursted into many pieces.
